coli bacteria, largely, in downtown San Antonio,” explained Shaun Donovan, environmental sciences manager for SARA. This is an important point. While you can’t swim in the river in San Antonio ...

Felix’s death, one of three drownings in the river in just three years in the 1970s, prompted the city to take action. San Antonio banned swimming in the river in 1976, ending a popular ...

Perhaps the most viral "river walk swimming" incident was when a man ... independent voice of San Antonio, and we want to keep it that way. Becoming an SA Current Supporter for as little as ...

Visit San Antonio during the summer and you’re going to feel the heat. The average high in August is 96°F, which can often ...

A video of a man swimming laps in the San Antonio River has gone viral on social media, leaving many commenters on the clip expressing revulsion and disgust. In the footage, a man with a bowl ...

The person glided across the brown waters smiling, mouth open, as though they were in a pristine swimming hole and not an unsanitary stretch of the San Antonio River plied by ducks, river boats ...

said. "you're brave swimming in that," Jackie Rainwater said. In San Antonio, it's illegal to swim at the River Walk. Swimming includes bathing, wading, or any other water contact recreational ...

For safety reasons, swimming in the San Antonio River is prohibited. Studies have shown that the river contains high levels of Escherichia coli (E. coli), which indicates potential fecal ...

Brackenridge Park in San Antonio has 126 years of history and the bones of a world-class park. The heavily wooded area near ...

SAN ANTONIO — Memorial Day is setting ... But trips to the pool or river can turn tragic if people aren’t careful while swimming. We talk about this not to scare you, but to remind you that ...